@[email protected]M to The Democratic People's Republic of [email protected]English • 19 days ago"Democracy is when I like the boot!"lemmy.worldimagemessage-square122fedilinkarrow-up1277
arrow-up1277image"Democracy is when I like the boot!"lemmy.world@[email protected]M to The Democratic People's Republic of [email protected]English • 19 days agomessage-square122fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish10•19 days agoWell you are comparing one totalitarian regime to another. The US is no longer a „western” country.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish11•19 days agoNah, it totally is. Being western isn’t signified by “Good Values” it’s signified by its location on the map.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•19 days agoPlenty of western countries are located in the eastern hemisphere. Australia is considered a western country…
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•19 days agoYeah they often get coined with that term because they have “Western Values” or come under the influence of western countries.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•19 days agoThat’s why I put western in quotes. It’s a dumb but helpful classification like the „first world”.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•18 days agoWhy is the US not considered Western anymore?
Well you are comparing one totalitarian regime to another. The US is no longer a „western” country.
Nah, it totally is. Being western isn’t signified by “Good Values” it’s signified by its location on the map.
Plenty of western countries are located in the eastern hemisphere. Australia is considered a western country…
Yeah they often get coined with that term because they have “Western Values” or come under the influence of western countries.
That’s why I put western in quotes. It’s a dumb but helpful classification like the „first world”.
And cultural-geopolitical factors.
Why is the US not considered Western anymore?